delezione

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.letˈt͡sjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: de‧le‧zió‧ne

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dēlētiōnem (“annihilation, destruction”), derived from dēlētus, perfect passive participle of dēleō (“to destroy”).

Noun

delezione f (plural delezioni)

1. (genetics) deletion (genetic mutation)

Related terms

• delebile
• deleto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin dīlēctiōnem (“love”), derived from dīlēctus, perfect passive participle of dīligō (“to esteem, to have regard for”).

Noun

delezione f (plural delezioni)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of dilezione